For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 31, 2001
President Bush to Nominate Austin to be Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Trinidad And Tobago
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate Roy
L. Austin to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
United States of America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
"Roy Austin has extensive knowledge of the histories and cultures
of Caribbean nations. His longstanding ties to this region
will serve him well as the next U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and
Tobago," said President Bush.
Austin has been a member of the faculty at Pennsylvania State
University since 1972, and he is presently an Associate Professor of
Sociology, Justice and African American Studies. From 1994
to 1998, Austin was the Director of the Crime, Law and Justice program
in the Department of Sociology. While living in St. Vincent, West
Indies, Mr. Austin was a secondary school teacher and Customs
Officer. He is the recipient of the Theodore Johnson
Memorial Award, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Citizen
Service and the Forum on Black Affairs Humanitarian
Award. Originally from St. Vincent, West Indies, he received
his undergraduate degree from Yale University and both his Master's
degree and Ph.D. from the University of Washington.
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